Definition of deinotherium in English:

deinotherium

(also deinothere)

nounPlural deinotheriums, Plural deinotheriaˌdʌɪnə(ʊ)ˈθɪərɪəmˌdīnəˈTHirēəm

A fossil elephant-like mammal found mainly in the Pliocene epoch, the lower jaw having tusks curving downwards and backwards.
Genus Deinotherium, suborder Deinotherioidea, order Proboscidea
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a member of a group called the deinotheres which were cousins to the elephants.
- The name deinothere is based on the Greek for ‘terrible beast’, as 19th century naturalists believed that it was a sea monster.
- Imagine a landscape inhabited by several kinds of elephantoids, deinotheres, three species of rhino, two species of hippo, and two species of giraffe.
- These ancient species were lying side by side with more advanced forms called deinotheres and gomphotheres, which were not previously known to exist until 20 million years ago.
- By the Early Miocene, deinotheres had grown to the size of a small elephant, and had migrated to Eurasia.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek deinos 'terrible' + thērion 'wild beast'.

Definition of deinotherium in US English:

deinotherium

(also deinothere)

nounˌdīnəˈTHirēəm

A fossil elephant-like mammal found mainly in the Pliocene epoch, the lower jaw having tusks curving downward and backward.
Genus Deinotherium, suborder Deinotherioidea, order Proboscidea
Example sentencesExamples
- By the Early Miocene, deinotheres had grown to the size of a small elephant, and had migrated to Eurasia.
- Imagine a landscape inhabited by several kinds of elephantoids, deinotheres, three species of rhino, two species of hippo, and two species of giraffe.
- These ancient species were lying side by side with more advanced forms called deinotheres and gomphotheres, which were not previously known to exist until 20 million years ago.
- It is a member of a group called the deinotheres which were cousins to the elephants.
- The name deinothere is based on the Greek for ‘terrible beast’, as 19th century naturalists believed that it was a sea monster.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek deinos ‘terrible’ + thērion ‘wild beast’.

单词	deinotherium
释义	Definition of deinotherium in English: deinotherium (also deinothere) nounPlural deinotheriums, Plural deinotheriaˌdʌɪnə(ʊ)ˈθɪərɪəmˌdīnəˈTHirēəm A fossil elephant-like mammal found mainly in the Pliocene epoch, the lower jaw having tusks curving downwards and backwards. Genus Deinotherium, suborder Deinotherioidea, order Proboscidea Example sentencesExamples It is a member of a group called the deinotheres which were cousins to the elephants. The name deinothere is based on the Greek for ‘terrible beast’, as 19th century naturalists believed that it was a sea monster. Imagine a landscape inhabited by several kinds of elephantoids, deinotheres, three species of rhino, two species of hippo, and two species of giraffe. These ancient species were lying side by side with more advanced forms called deinotheres and gomphotheres, which were not previously known to exist until 20 million years ago. By the Early Miocene, deinotheres had grown to the size of a small elephant, and had migrated to Eurasia. Origin Modern Latin, from Greek deinos 'terrible' + thērion 'wild beast'. Definition of deinotherium in US English: deinotherium (also deinothere) nounˌdīnəˈTHirēəm A fossil elephant-like mammal found mainly in the Pliocene epoch, the lower jaw having tusks curving downward and backward. Genus Deinotherium, suborder Deinotherioidea, order Proboscidea Example sentencesExamples By the Early Miocene, deinotheres had grown to the size of a small elephant, and had migrated to Eurasia. Imagine a landscape inhabited by several kinds of elephantoids, deinotheres, three species of rhino, two species of hippo, and two species of giraffe. These ancient species were lying side by side with more advanced forms called deinotheres and gomphotheres, which were not previously known to exist until 20 million years ago. It is a member of a group called the deinotheres which were cousins to the elephants. The name deinothere is based on the Greek for ‘terrible beast’, as 19th century naturalists believed that it was a sea monster. Origin Modern Latin, from Greek deinos ‘terrible’ + thērion ‘wild beast’.
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